Device and Method for Distribution of Holy Water

ABSTRACT

A method for distribution of holy water and encouragement for use thereof is provided through the provision of a plurality of fluid vessels each configured for attachment or attached to a label from a plurality of different labels having differing indicia thereon. A user is encouraged to employ holy water at home and venues other than church through the provision of a carrying vessel and labels having indicia related to the intended use or application of the holy water.

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent ApplicationNo. 61/670,548 filed on Jul. 11, 2012, and is included herein in itsentirety by this reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to containers and dispensers for holywater. More specifically, the invention relates to a device and methodfor distributing holy water to users, employing spray containers havingindicia resembling various beatified saints and accompanying scripture.In a preferred mode the device is providable to the user in a kit havinga plurality of containers which are reusable and refillable so that theuser can fill the containers with holy water from their preferredchurch, and use them individually for specific blessings or otherreligious ceremony.

2. Prior Art

The use of holy water for means of religious observance and ceremony iswell known in denominations of the Christian faith such as inCatholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, OrientalOrthodoxy, and some other churches. Conventionally, holy water is localwater which has been blessed and sanctified by a church priest for thepurpose of baptism, the blessing of persons, places, and objects or as ameans of repelling evil.

Conventionally, one or a plurality of holy water basins, also referredto as fonts, are positioned at the entryways to a church as a reminderof baptism as the primary rite of initiation into the Christian faith.The worshipers dip their fingers in the holy water and make the sign ofthe cross when entering the church. Some ceremonies call for thesprinkling of holy water upon the congregation, referred to asaspersion, meaning to sprinkle. As a result, many individuals desire toemploy holy water for blessings and the like on their own or in placesoutside the church when needed.

As can be imagined, the use of holy water is not only important but alsocomforting to many churchgoers. However, due to the nature of theaccessability of holy water via locally positioned basins that liesolely upon a church premises, many users are unable to employ holywater other than in these particular places. Churchgoers are limitedshould they feel the need to bless locations outside the church such asa home or others environment, or to repel perceived evil, or to blesspersons absent from the location of the church. Churchgoers are evenfurther limited if they have to be away from their own church with noaccess to the holy water at all.

Further, modernly it is known that holy water fonts have been previouslyidentified as a possible source of bacterial and viral infections. Thisis most commonly attributed to the fact that many people come in contactwith the water using their hands which can have pathogens related tobacterial and viral infections thereon which can cause crosscontamination to subsequent users.

As a conventional solution, some churches provide faucets or otherdispensing means to allows users to individually obtain holy waterwithout the use of basins or fonts. Although reducing some risk of crosscontamination by others, users must still be in the vicinity to accessand to touch the faucet and must provide a container to hold it andtransport for use else where. Touching the faucet itself has been shownto also cause cross contamination from pathogens thereon, as hasoccupying the same space as a prior individual who may have sneezed orotherwise placed vaporized pathogens in the air.

As a result, there exists prior art patents for containing anddispensing holy water such as that found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,092,694 toSadow. The device to Sadow provides a fluid container which is removablyengageable to a wall or door of a building and has a spray nozzle fordispensing holy water contained within. The device to Sadow includesmeans to mount the container to a wall or door such as various fastenersand holders. Further, the device includes a religious ornament mountedon the front of the container to provide further comfort to the user.However, the device is limited to static mounting on a wall or door suchas in a church, and does not easily necessitate transport. Further, thestatic mounting limits the number of consumers willing to purchase thedevice, knowing that it is intended solely for singular mountingpurposes. Still further, the device fails to provide a means to teachthe user about a particular patron saint related to the blessing of thewater, or a certain blessing which may be beneficial to the individualuser when performing religious blessings on their own, without a priestleading that blessing.

As such, there is a continuing unmet need for a device for containingand dispensing holy water, and a subsequent business method fordistributing the container and/or container with holy water. Such adevice should advantageously provide the user with written scriptures orsayings which the user can recite to correctly annunciate a blessingrelated to the contained water. Further, such a device should provide acontainer which is reusable and refillable by the individual user toavoid cross contamination from other users.

The forgoing examples of related art and limitation related therewithare intended to be illustrative and not exclusive, and they do not implyany limitations on the invention described and claimed herein. Variouslimitations of the related art will become apparent to those skilled inthe art upon a reading and understanding of the specification below andthe accompanying drawings.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The device herein disclosed and described provides a solution to theshortcomings in prior art and achieves the above noted goals through theprovision of a containing and dispensing device for holy water and asubsequent business method for distributing the container and/orcontainer with holy water.

In accordance with a first preferred mode, the container device iscomprised of a fluidly sealed vessel, such as a bottle, having aremovably engageable spray nozzle and means for dispensing the containedliquid through the spray nozzle. Means for dispensing can include anymeans known in the art, such as a conventional finger operated pump. Theexterior surface of the container preferably includes indicia such asimages and text disposed thereon. It is particularly preferred thatindicia is provided by a label which is adhered to the exterior surfaceof the container. The label is preferably comprised of images whichresemble that of various saints known to the church. For example, theimage can resemble a saint from a group of known Saints comprised ofSaint Anthony, Saint Francis, Saint Joseph, Saint Paul, Saint Peter, andothers. Further, it is preferred that the image is accompanied by textproviding both information about the particular Saint, as well as therecitation of a blessing or saying associated with that Saint or aparticular blessing. Therefor the user is provided with means to bothcontain and dispense holy water, as means to enhance the religiousexperience by providing a reminder of pertinent blessings or sayings foremployment during a religious act. Other preferred means for providingindicia are disclosed below.

The various components of the device disclosed herein can be formed ofconventional materials such as plastic however can be formed of anymaterial suitable for the purposes set forth in this disclosure.However, plastic is a preferred material as it is light weight and canbe easily formed to shapes and dimensions to necessitate easy carrying,transport and storage.

In another particularly preferred mode, the container device isprovidable to the user in a kit comprised of a plurality of suchcontainer devices. It is preferred that the kit includes pluralities ofeach of the individual above noted saint images and associated texts.

As a subsequent business method, the user, such as a church or businessowner can purchase a kit of the container devices and distribute themout according to consumers needs related to the intended blessing. Forexample, for blessing a home, a particular saint may be desired, whilefor blessing a child, another saint may be preferred. Further, thecontainers may be provided empty or pre-filled with holy water. As anadvantage, when the containers are empty or the pre-filled holy waterruns out, the user may then fill the container from the church of theirpreference and will further avoid the downfalls associated withconventional holy water fonts.

Such containers, provided in a kit or individually, can be easily storedand transported, such that users can carry the holy water wherever theylike. Further, in yet another mode, it is preferred that the fluidcontainer is sized in compliance to current FAA regulations for carryingaboard airplanes. This is conventionally a maximum of 3.4 ounces (100ml).

With respect to the above description, before explaining at least onepreferred embodiment of the herein disclosed invention in detail, it isto be understood that the invention is not limited in its application tothe details of construction and to the arrangement of the components inthe following description or illustrated in the drawings. The inventionherein described is capable of other embodiments and of being practicedand carried out in various ways which will be obvious to those skilledin the art. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology andterminology employed herein are for the purpose of description andshould not be regarded as limiting.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conceptionupon which this disclosure is based may readily be utilized as a basisfor designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying outthe several purposes of the present disclosed device. It is important,therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalentconstruction and methodology insofar as they do not depart from thespirit and scope of the present invention.

As used in the claims to describe the various inventive aspects andembodiments, “comprising” means including, but not limited to, whateverfollows the word “comprising”. Thus, use of the term “comprising”indicates that the listed elements are required or mandatory, but thatother elements are optional and may or may not be present. By“consisting of” is meant including, and limited to, whatever follows thephrase “consisting of”. Thus, the phrase “consisting of” indicates thatthe listed elements are required or mandatory, and that no otherelements may be present. By “consisting essentially of” is meantincluding any elements listed after the phrase, and limited to otherelements that do not interfere with or contribute to the activity oraction specified in the disclosure for the listed elements. Thus, thephrase “consisting essentially of” indicates that the listed elementsare required or mandatory, but that other elements are optional and mayor may not be present depending upon whether or not they affect theactivity or action of the listed elements.

Objects of the invention will be brought out in the following part ofthe specification, wherein detailed description is for the purpose offully disclosing the invention without placing limitations thereon.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING FIGURES

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and form a partof the specification, illustrate some, but not the only or exclusive,examples of embodiments and/or features. It is intended that theembodiments and figures disclosed herein are to be consideredillustrative rather than limiting. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of the fluid vessel, pump, and cap,comprising the container of the present invention.

FIG. 1 a shows a top view of the fluid vessel.

FIG. 2 shows an assembled view of the container.

FIG. 3 shows a view of a planar label having indicia resembling a Saintand text reciting a blessing, which is engageable over the exteriorsurface of the fluid vessel.

FIG. 4 shows the label of FIG. 3 being wrapped or otherwise engaged overthe fluid vessel.

FIG. 5 is a first side view of the assembled device.

FIG. 6 is a second side view of the assembled device.

FIG. 7 a shows a front view of another particularly preferred mode oflabel component formed as a removably engageable sleeve which can beengaged over the exterior surface of the vessel.

FIG. 7 b shows a rear view of the sleeve of FIG. 7 a.

FIG. 8 depicts a top view of the substantially cylindrical sleeve labelcomponent of FIG. 7 a.

FIG. 9 depicts yet another mode of the planar label component formed ofa plurality of layers of individual planar labels having differentSaints and text imparted thereon, the layers are peel-a-way such thatthe user can view the underlying layers.

FIG. 10 shows a side view of the peel-a-way layers of planar labels.

FIG. 11 shows a front view of a underlying planar label having analternate Saint and text imparted thereon, once the top layer is peeledaway.

FIG. 12 shows a view of the peel-a-way action of the layered labelcomponent of FIG. 9 when engaged to the vessel.

FIG. 13 depicts the underlying layer which is exposed on the exteriorsurface of the vessel once the top layer is removed.

FIG. 14 depicts a particularly preferred kit of the container devices.

FIG. 15 shows another particularly preferred kit of the cylindricalsleeve label components.

FIG. 16 shows yet another particularly preferred kit of the planar labelcomponents.

FIG. 17 depicts a component of the preferred device and method herein,formed to provide a kit of components, which provides a peelable butreplaceable top lable, and a protected and private writing areaunderneath.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

In this description, the directional prepositions of up, upwardly, down,downwardly, front, back, top, upper, bottom, lower, left, right andother such terms refer to the device as it is oriented and appears inthe drawings and are used for convenience only; they are not intended tobe limiting or to imply that the device has to be used or positioned inany particular orientation.

Now referring to drawings in FIGS. 1-17, wherein similar components areidentified by like reference numerals, there is seen in FIG. 1 a view ofthe various components comprising the fluid container 28 of the presentinvention. The container 28 is comprised of a fluid vessel 12, having anexterior surface 16 and interior cavity 19 defined by a sidewall of thecontainer and configured to receive fluids such as holy water. Thevarious components of the device disclosed herein can be formed of oneor a combination of conventional materials such as plastic or metal,however it may be formed of any material suitable for the purposes setforth in this disclosure.

However, it is preferred that the vessel 12 is formed from plastic forreasons set forth shortly. The exterior surface 16 of the sidewall, ispreferably formed in a circular cross section to provide a container 28which is easily handheld, transported such as in a pocket, and storedeasily. It is anticipated however that the exterior surface 16 can beformed of essentially any shape cross section to necessity theemployment, transport and storage of the device in its intended use,this of course may be easily accomplished due to the capabilities ofconventional plastic molding techniques. For example, another preferredcross section shape may be elliptical or oval.

A first end 14 of the vessel 12 includes a threaded exterior surface 15communicating around an aperture 17 located at the distal end of thevessel 12. The aperture 17, shown more clearly in FIG. 1 a, providescommunication to the interior cavity 19 for filling or emptying thevessel 12 with holy water.

Means to cap the threaded end of the vessel 12 are provided by athreadably engageable pump cylinder 18, having a stem portion 20extending therefrom. In use the stem 20 extends into the cavity 19 as isconventionally known in the art of spray bottles. Also engaged to thepump cylinder 18 is a finger operable pump 22 having a spray nozzle 24for discharging pumped fluid in a spray or mist. As shown in a cap 26for covering the pump 22 and nozzle 24 when not in use. An assembledmode of the container 28 is shown in FIG. 2.

It is noted and anticipated that the various components and aspects ofthe container 28, shown in its simplest form, may be differently shapedor slightly modified when forming the invention herein. It isadditionally noted that container 28 can be other types of spraycontainers configured for employment in a kit and having indicia andlabels for the method herein. As such those skilled in the art willappreciate the descriptions and depictions set forth in this disclosureare merely meant to portray examples of preferred modes within theoverall scope and intent of the invention, and are not to be consideredlimiting in any manner.

It is the intent of the invention to provide the user with a reusable,refillable, and sanitary means to transport, carry, and store holy waterfor use in blessings or other religious acts and a concurrent primervisually readable of prayers and related saints for particular uses. ForExample St. Joseph indicia may be on the exterior of a container withprayers related to use of holy water on animals, whereas another saintand/or prayer may be on a container intended for use in areas of thehome, or on a car. Such a combination in the preferred mode of containerand prayers and saints related to an intended use of the water in thedevice provides utility in a means to enhance the religious experienceof the user employing holy water, by having the saint related theretoand/or the prayer or blessings and the like handy in viewable indicia.This is preferably accomplished by an indicia providing visuallydiscernable images resembling Holy Saints as well as text reciting, holywater related prayers, blessings or holy scripture.

In a first preferred mode, the indicia providing means is comprised of aplanar label 30 shown in FIG. 3 which may be provided separately fromthe water holding vessel 12 which may be initially unlabeled. The planarlabel 30 includes indicia such as images of Saints 32, shown in thefigure as Saint Francis, and text such as a blessing, prayer, or holyscripture 34, which relates to the intended use and venue of the holywater by the user. It can also include a description 36 of the Saint 32who in Church scripture is related to the intended use of the holy waterin some fashion.

The indicia may be imparted on the label by any means known in the artsuch as printing. The planar label 30 is intended to be engaged onto theexterior surface 16 of the vessel 12 such that the user can referencethe indicia 32, 34, 36 to have the appropriate prayer or blessing forthe intended use and venue in hand, and thereby enhance the religiousexperience when commencing a blessing, saying a prayer, or otherreligious act in combination with holy water from a vessel 12. It isnoted and anticipated that the image and text indicia 32, 34, 36 can beof any known Saint and can include any known blessing or saying thatwill enhance a user religious experience, however, in the preferredmode, the saint or religious figure as well as the prayer or blessing,will be related to the intended use and placement of the holy water sothe user knows the proper manner for such, and is encouraged to use holywater.

In a first mode of the kit of the device and method herein, the labels30 can be displayed in an infinite plurality of differing labels fordiffering uses and venues for holy water, for the user to choose, basedon the intended use for the holy water in a vessel 12 they intended touse. Thus, the user will choose the label 30 with indicia and/or a saintthereon, which is related to their intended use by church scripture,attach the label 30 and have both holy water and indicia relating to theproper prayer or blessing for the intended use in hand.

It is noted and anticipated that in other modes the indicia may insteadbe imparted directly onto the exterior surface 16 of a vessel 12 byprinting, etching, or other means known in the art, or by pre-attachmentof labels 30 to the exterior of vessels 12. In such cases the user willchoose the label 30 and vessel 12 combination suitable to their use ofholy water and venue therefor.

FIG. 4 shows the planar label 30 being engaged over the exterior surface16 of the vessel 12. The label 30 may be engaged via adhesives or otherengagement means known in the art simply by wrapping the label 30 aboutthe vessel 12, such as conventional label application techniques. Assuch those skilled in the art will recognize that he dimensions of thelabel 30 will be sized to completely circumferentially engage over theexterior surface 16 in a manner to ensure no overlap of the indicia 32,34, 36 which is intended to be viewed.

FIG. 5 depicts a first side view of the device 10 in the assembled modeshowing the text 34 in a viewable position. FIG. 6 shows a second sideview depicting the image 32 in a viewable position.

Yet another preferred mode of the indicia providing means is provided bya sleeve component 36 as shown in FIG. 7 a and FIG. 7 b. The sleevecomponent 36, herein shown as a substantially cylindrical sleeve 36 isintended to be engaged over the exterior surface 16 of the vessel 12 viaan insertion of the vessel 12 into the axial passage 38 of the sleeve36. The sleeve 36 may sized for frictional engagement onto the exteriorsurface however the user may employ adhesives or the like.

Further, the sleeve 36 may be formed of heat shrink material. Heatshrinking material forming the sleeve 36 may be formed of polymericmaterial such as a thermoplastic material such as polyolefin,fluoropolymer (such as FEP, PTFE or Kynar), PVC, neoprene, siliconeelastomer or Viton. Employing a polymeric material containing manymonomers, when the tubing is heated the monomers polymerise. Thisincreases the density of the material as the monomers become bondedtogether, therefore taking up less space. Accordingly, the volume of thematerial shrinks when heated, thus engaging the sleeve 36 to the vessel12.

As is shown the sleeve 36 includes indicia 32, 34, 36 imparted thereonsuch that when engaged to the vessel 12, is viewable by the user. Again,the type of Saint and blessing thereon can vary depending on theintended blessing or act desired by the user.

FIG. 9, FIG. 10, and FIG. 11 show still yet another favored mode of thedevice and method herein with indicia-providing means comprised of alayered label 40 comprising a plurality of layered and removablyengageable individual labels 42, 44 having indicia corresponding tovarious saints and blessings. In the figure the plurality is shown astwo labels 42, 44, however those skilled will recognize that more may beemployed.

In this particularly favored mode of the device and method, the labels42, 44 are layered over each other, and removably engageable, such thatthe user may peel 46 a top layer to expose an underlying layer havingindicia thereon for a prayer or blessing for use in combination with theholy water. The labels 42, 44 may be engaged via static adhesion orthrough the employment of a removably engageable adhesive which willmaintain their engagement until the user peels the top later off.Because Catholic religious practice has many individual prayersassociated with the employment of holy water around the home or in onesperson or even in a vehicle or boat, it is particularly useful toprovide the holy water in containers in a kit or plurality which haveindicia thereon relating to a saint and/or prayer, for which the usermay pray or use during application of the holy water. Many practicingCatholics do not know of the multiple uses for holy water other thantheir use at entering church, and those that do hesitate to take holywater home, lest the not know where or how to use it in the many wayspossible. Consequently, providing a safe and sanitary container forapplication of holy water, along with a plurality of different prayersand saints to pray to or with, provides a means to encourage the ongoinguse of holy water with parishioners who previously avoided it due toworries of pathogens or lack of knowledge on proper use.

FIG. 11 shows an example of an additional label 44 portraying indiciareassembling images of Saint Joseph 46 with corresponding text ofblessings 48, sayings, or other information about the saint 50. Thelayered label 40 can be engaged to the exterior surface 16 by any meansand is employable by a user to help them pray while using the holy waterfor the purpose intended, which in the case of St. Joseph, would beblessing animals or applying holy water to animals with appropriateprayer concurrently. Such appropriate prayers are provided by theindicia.

FIG. 12 shows the device 10 in the as used mode employing the layeredlabel 40 of FIGS. 9-11. As can be seen the top layer 42 is being peeledaway 46 in order to reveal the underlying layer 44. This mode of thedevice an method, as noted is particularly preferred as it is of greatadvantage, as it will greatly enhance the users religious experience inthat a plurality of indicia resembling saints and prayers or blessingsto be employed in concert with holy water application, are viewable.FIG. 13 shows the device 10 once the top label 42 is peeled away and theunderlying label 44 is now viewable.

FIG. 14 shows a particularly preferred means for distributing holy waterprovided by a kit 50 of a plurality of individual holy water spraydevices 52, 54, 56 each having different indicia of saints and blessing58, 60, 62 thereon. The kit 50 having a plurality of spray device allowsuser employ a different spray device as desired for separate blessings,or religious acts which may correspond to a specific saint. The kit 50may be provided in a box or case 64 for easy storage and transport. Itis noted that the kit 50 may include more or less than the three spraydevice 52, 54, 56 shown, and is anticipated.

The kit 50 may be provided with a pre-filled spray device 52, 54, 56having a sanitized and pre-measured volume of holy water. However, inother modes the kit 50 may be provided with empty spray device to allowthe user to fill them with holy water from their preferred church. Ineither case, the user spray devices are preferably reusable andrefillable as to allow continued use, storage, and transport by theuser.

In yet another preferred mode, the user may simply purchase a container28 such as that shown previously in FIG. 2. As such, shown in FIG. 15,is a kit 66 comprising a plurality of individual sleeves 68, 70, 72,again each having different indicia corresponding to a different saint74, 76, 78. As such the user may selectively employ the sleeve 68, 70,72 of their choice as needed for a certain blessing, simply by engagingthe sleeve over the exterior surface 16 of the container 28. Again it isnoted that the plurality of sleeves 68, 70, 72 is not limited to threeas shown, and that more or less may be provided in the kit 66. Further,the kit 66 may include a box or case 80 for convenience.

Alternatively, a kit 82 of planar labels 84, 86, 88 may be provided tothe user having already purchased a container 28, as shown in FIG. 16. Abox or case 92 may be provided in the kit 82.

FIG. 17 depicts a component of the preferred device and method enabledthereby herein, as one of a kit of components. In this mode, a peel away46 top label is provided to removably cover over a writing area 47 forthe user to employ a pen or pencil or marker, to write down prayers orblessings thereon, applicable to the intended use of the holy water.Such blessings or prayers appropriate for the intended use, can beobtained from a priest and written in the coverable protected writingarea 47, and then read or prayed with at the time of holy waterapplication. By allowing for the peel away 46 to expose and then coverthe writing area 47, a user can write down a very private prayer orblessing and have it protected from view by covering the writing area 47with the overhead label. When it is time to apply the holy water, thewriting area 47 may be exposed and the prayer or blessing read oremployed during holy water application.

The kit mode of the device enabling the method herein, is especiallypreferred to provide users with many options in their use andapplication of holy water. Provided with the different saints andprayers for differing venues and uses, the kit and system afford usersthe ability to better employ holy water for proper household, vehicle,and personal purposes knowing they have the proper use and/or prayer inhand for use concurrently. Additionally, the provision of one containerhaving a hidden or coverable writing area 47, for writing personalizedor special prayers for uses and venues not on other bottles, providesfor customization. Finally, the rendering the writing area 47 coverableto protect what is written from erasure, as well as from nosey people orprying eyes, will encourage the use of holy water kit since users cancustomize the use knowing they have the proper prayer written from apriest, and knowing that no other person will be able ascertain theprayer or intended use of the holy water concurrently since it is hiddenin the writing area 47.

While all of the fundamental characteristics and features of theinvention have been shown and described herein, with reference toparticular embodiments thereof, a latitude of modification, variouschanges and substitutions are intended in the foregoing disclosure andit will be apparent that in some instances, some features of theinvention may be employed without a corresponding use of other featureswithout departing from the scope of the invention as set forth. Itshould also be understood that various substitutions, modifications, andvariations may be made by those skilled in the art without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention. Consequently, all suchmodifications and variations and substitutions are included within thescope of the invention as defined by the following claims.

What is claimed:
 1. A method for distribution of holy water andencouragement for use thereof, comprising: providing a plurality offluid vessels having interior cavities configured to hold holy watertherein; providing a plurality of different labels having viewableindicia thereon, which relates to an intended application use of saidholy water by said user, and which are configured for attachment to anexterior surface of said fluid vessels; allowing a user to choose anindividual said label having said indicia thereon, relating to theirrespective said intended application use of said holy water; allowingsaid user to choose a fluid vessel from said plurality for an attachmentof a chosen said label thereto; and allowing said user to transport saidfluid vessel with said chosen said label attached, to said venue forsaid intended application of said holy water by said user; and wherebysaid user is encouraged to choose and apply holy water at venues otherthan church, through having a possession of indicia relating their saidintended application use to aid in praying or speaking concurrent withan application of said holy water.
 2. The method of claim 1 additionallycomprising: providing said labels configured for layered engagement andremoval with said fluid vessel; and allowing said user to peel away anexterior label from said layered engagement to expose secondary saidindicia on a said label underlying said exterior label.
 3. The method ofclaim 2 additionally comprising: providing said secondary indicia onsaid label underlying said exterior in a manner defining a writing area;allowing said user to employ a writing instrument to impart written saidindicia to said writing area; and allowing said exterior label torecover said underlying label to render said written said indiciaprivate and protected from abrasion or contact by said exterior label.4. The method of claim 1 additionally comprising: providing said labelspreattached to individual said fluid vessels.
 5. The method of claim 2additionally comprising: providing said labels preattached to individualsaid fluid vessels.
 6. The method of claim 3 additionally comprising:providing said labels preattached to individual said fluid vessels.